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In a stunning reversal the North Carolina State Board of Elections decided to ignore state law and certify three voting systems for use in the state. Keith Long, an advisor to the Board of Elections who was formerly employed by both Diebold and Sequoia, has said that "none of them" could meet the statutory requirement to place their system code in escrow. Instead of rejecting all applications and issuing a new call for bids as required by law, the Board chose to approve all of the applicants. Long also said that it was not necessary to review the source code, even though state law requires it, because the ITA has already done that before federal qualification.

International: Venezuela - Fifth party withdraws from Venezuela election. The five opposition parties are boycotting the election in protest at the use of electronic voting machines, which they say can record fingerprints so authorities can check which way a person voted.http://www.forextelevision.com/FT/AFX/ShowStory.jsp?seq=11442